New York Times: It’s Time for a Reckoning on Medical Devices
The New York Times recently published a comprehensive look at how patients suffer when companies and regulators fail to effectively screen or monitor defective medical devices on the market. In the past decade, nearly two million injuries and more than 80,000 deaths have been linked to faulty medical devices, many approved...
Continue ReadingDefective ZF Airbags Affecting Millions of Toyota, Hyundai and Kia Vehicles
A class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of consumers in the U.S. against Hyundai, Kia, and ZF-TRW Automotive for fraud and concealment of a deadly airbag safety defect affecting 12.5 million vehicles. The National Highway and Traffic Administration estimates that more than 12.5 million vehicles may be affected...
Continue ReadingHere’s How Dangerous Products like the Fisher-Price Rock ‘n Play Get Recalled
On April 12, 2019, Mattel, the owner of Fisher-Price, recalled 4.7 million Rock ‘n Plays it had sold, citing safety concerns. The popular sleeper product has been connected to at least 32 infant deaths. The recall, which forbids any retailer from selling the dangerous product, happened more than a year...
Continue ReadingCory Watson Attorneys File “Chevy Shake” Lawsuit Against General Motors
Cory Watson Attorneys has filed a class action lawsuit against General Motors (GM) claiming the automotive giant knowingly concealed a known defect from its customers. The defect, widely known as the “Chevy Shake,” causes certain GM vehicles to violently shake or consistently vibrate at high speeds. The suit, filed by plaintiff...
Continue ReadingNissan’s Brake Problems Continue, Recalls 86,000 Nissan Murano SUVs
Having your brakes fail while driving can be a terrifying experience. Car accidents caused by bad brakes result in serious, life-threatening injuries for everyone involved, and manufacturers are often quick to blame the driver instead of their defective brakes. Unfortunately, thousands of these faulty brake systems may have been installed...
Continue Reading3M Earplug Hearing Loss Lawsuit Featured on CBS This Morning
[embed]/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Veterans-suing-3M-claiming-defective-combat-earplugs-All-I-hear-is-ringing.mp4[/embed] Hundreds of military veterans are expected to file lawsuits against the manufacturing company 3M, claiming it knowingly sold defective earplugs. The danger of 3M Dual-Ended Combat Arms Earplugs was featured on CBS This Morning, where veterans claimed their hearing loss and ringing in their ears (also known as tinnitus)...
Continue ReadingBayer Reeling After Spending Summer in Spotlight for Dangerous Products
[embed]/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Documentary-_The-Bleeding-Edge_-shines-light-on-medical-device-risks.mp4[/embed] Bayer AG faces more than 8,700 plaintiffs across the U.S. alleging that recently-acquired Monsanto’s glyphosate-based weed killers such as Roundup® and Ranger Pro® cause cancer. The international pharmaceutical and agricultural giant recently acquired Monsanto in a $63 billion deal completed in June 2018, taking on a daunting set of...
Continue ReadingNetflix Documentary ‘The Bleeding Edge’ Exposes Dangerous Medical Devices
[embed]/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Documentary-_The-Bleeding-Edge_-shines-light-on-medical-device-risks.mp4[/embed] From birth-control devices to hip implants, the majority of medical devices hit the market without proper testing. Sometimes these untested devices, meant to improve lives, ruin them instead. Pharmaceutical and medical device companies make billions. Patients often pay with their health. These are the horrors exposed in the terrifying new documentary...
Continue ReadingEssure Permanent Birth Control Dangers Featured on Good Morning America
As featured today on “Good Morning America,” Bayer Pharmaceuticals announced that it will no longer sell the controversial permanent birth control implant Essure starting at the end of this year. The move follows thousands of lawsuits, as women stand up to “Big Pharma” and hold corporations responsible for serious injuries such...
Continue ReadingCory Watson Verdict Named to CVN’s Top 10 Most Impressive Plaintiff Verdicts of 2017
[caption id="attachment_5160" align="aligncenter" width="525"] (L-R) Cory Watson attorneys F. Jerome Tapley, Adam Pittman, Hirlye Ryan Lutz and Brett Turnbull fought to secure a hard-earned $25 million verdict on behalf of their clients.[/caption] A $25 million verdict against automotive giant Nissan North America over faulty brakes in passenger vehicles was named...
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